Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 6, 1995, 8:49 AM CST for Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. It was in force for 41 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 1995, 8:49 AM CST (14:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 6, 1995, 9:30 AM CST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Tallahatchie County, MS
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 100 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 442 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 95 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 875 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 902 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KJAN 061452 SVRJAN MSC135-061530- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 849 AM CST FRI JAN 6 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI ...TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED ABOUT FIVE MILES NORTHWEST OF GLENDORA IN TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY. THIS STORM IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL MOVE NEAR SWAN LAKE...TIPPO AND CHARLESTON WITHIN THE HOUR. THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED PEA SIZE HAIL IN NORTHERN SUNFLOWER COUNTY AND WILL MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS ALSO...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADIC DEVELOPMENT. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. < &
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 7:28 AM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
MSZ001>082-061430- SHORT TERM FORECAST AND SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 728 AM CST FRI JAN 6 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN THIRD OF MISSISSIPPI UNTIL MID-MORNING... ...TORNADO WATCH #1 FOR CATAHOULA AND CONCORDIA PARISHES TIL NOON... A VERY DYNAMIC WEATHER AND POTENTIAL DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION IS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG WERE LOCATED ACROSS ASHLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS NEAR 7AM THIS MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND ACROSS EXTREME NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST NEAR 65 MILES AN HOUR. . STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO DEVELOPING ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND WILL LIKELY AFFECT PARTS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING VERY DAMAGING WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADIC DEVELOPMENT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. A WINNTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN THIRD OF MISSISSIPPI UNTIL MID-MORNING. DUE TO THE RAPID WARMING OF THE AIR AT AND ABOVE THE SURFACE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE CANCELLED LATER THIS MORNING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FOR CONCORDIA AND CATAHOULA PARISHES. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR ALEXANDRIA AROUND 715 AM THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO THESE PARISHES WITHIN THE HOUR. PERSONS IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ...THIS STATEMENT WAS ORIGINALLY TRANSMITTED AS A SHORT TERM FORECAST UNDER JANNOWJAN... /
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 7:42 AM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
MSZ001>082-061430- SHORT TERM FORECAST AND SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 728 AM CST FRI JAN 6 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN THIRD OF MISSISSIPPI UNTIL MID-MORNING... ...TORNADO WATCH #1 FOR CATAHOULA AND CONCORDIA PARISHES TIL NOON... A VERY DYNAMIC WEATHER AND POTENTIAL DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION IS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG WERE LOCATED ACROSS ASHLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS NEAR 7AM THIS MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND ACROSS EXTREME NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST NEAR 65 MILES AN HOUR. . STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO DEVELOPING ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND WILL LIKELY AFFECT PARTS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING VERY DAMAGING WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADIC DEVELOPMENT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. A WINNTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN THIRD OF MISSISSIPPI UNTIL MID-MORNING. DUE TO THE RAPID WARMING OF THE AIR AT AND ABOVE THE SURFACE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE CANCELLED LATER THIS MORNING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FOR CONCORDIA AND CATAHOULA PARISHES. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR ALEXANDRIA AROUND 715 AM THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO THESE PARISHES WITHIN THE HOUR. PERSONS IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ...THIS STATEMENT WAS ORIGINALLY TRANSMITTED AS A SHORT TERM FORECAST UNDER JANNOWJAN...
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 8:00 AM CST, 49 minutes before
MSZ001>082-070530-
MISSISSIPPI THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
800 AM CST FRI JAN 6 1995
...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TODAY...
THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS TODAY ACROSS MISSISSIPPI...
ESPECIALLY THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL COUNTIES... AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM
DEVELOPING IN THE PLAINS STATES BEGINS TO MOVE EAST. LOW AND MIDDLE
LEVEL WINDS ACROSS MISSISSIPPI ARE VERY FAVORABLE FOR THE SUPERCELL
TYPE OF THUNDERSTORM WHICH CAN AND DO PRODUCE TORNADOES AND LARGE
HAIL AS WELL AS EXTREME WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH.
ACTIVATION OF SPOTTER NETWORKS WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY TODAY ACROSS
MUCH OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. EMERGENCY MANAGERS WILL WANT TO
BE PREPARED TODAY FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDER-
STORMS.Special weather statement, Jan 6, 8:01 AM CST, 48 minutes before
MSZ001>082-070530-
MISSISSIPPI THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
800 AM CST FRI JAN 6 1995
...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TODAY...
THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS TODAY ACROSS MISSISSIPPI...
ESPECIALLY THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL COUNTIES... AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM
DEVELOPING IN THE PLAINS STATES BEGINS TO MOVE EAST. LOW AND MIDDLE
LEVEL WINDS ACROSS MISSISSIPPI ARE VERY FAVORABLE FOR THE SUPERCELL
TYPE OF THUNDERSTORM WHICH CAN AND DO PRODUCE TORNADOES AND LARGE
HAIL AS WELL AS EXTREME WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH.
ACTIVATION OF SPOTTER NETWORKS WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY TODAY ACROSS
MUCH OF SOUTH AND (CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. EMERGENCY MANAGERS WILL WANT TO
BE PREPARED TODAY FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDER-
STORMS.The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 7:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 38 min |
| Jan 6, 8:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 43 min |
| Jan 6, 9:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sunflower, Washington | 30 min |
| Jan 6, 9:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 36 min |
| Jan 6, 10:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 64 min |
| Jan 6, 10:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Leflore | 26 min |
| Jan 6, 11:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Amite | 32 min |
| Jan 6, 11:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Amite, Lincoln, Pike | 48 min |
| Jan 6, 12:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison | 33 min |
| Jan 6, 12:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw | 54 min |
| Jan 6, 1:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 58 min |
| Jan 6, 1:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 55 min |
| Jan 6, 1:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 25 min |
| Jan 6, 1:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 49 min |
| Jan 6, 2:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Choctaw | 28 min |
| Jan 6, 2:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 63 min |
| Jan 6, 2:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Wayne | 40 min |
| Jan 6, 3:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Wayne | 48 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.